Whether it’s coaching or counseling, alternative techniques like tapping or CranioSacral Therapy, many services can be more helpful for highly sensing folks than non. Last week I shared about differential susceptibility…our nervous systems and brain dynamics lead to a likelihood of reacting more strongly to both negative and positive stimuli. This is one reason that …
Sometimes people ask, “What’s it like to be highly sensitive?” I’ve written about his before, but here’s another example… Before I finished reading about and watching a video of a 13 year old boy who jumped up to grab the steering wheel and slowly brake his school bus to a safe stop after the bus …
What It’s Like To Be Highly Sensitive… revisited Read More »
What are your biggest challenges as an HSP? High sensitivity is definitely a gift…a SuperPower even, but it can also present some difficulties that can make daily life challenging. We can be easily overwhelmed, be more sensitive to emotions and tend to feel more deeply than others. We may be more empathetic and able to …
Do you dread going to the doctor? Do you feel unheard, misunderstood, unsupported? I hear you! As a highly sensitive person, navigating the healthcare field can be challenging. The medical environment, including the sights, sounds, and smells, can be overwhelming and anxiety-inducing for those with sensory sensitivities. Additionally, medication side effects may be more intense …
Being a highly sensitive person can be a challenging and overwhelming experience at times. It’s easy to get caught up in the opinions and expectations of others, and to feel disconnected from our own needs and desires. However, as a highly sensitive person, you have a unique gift that can help guide you through life: …
We can all get stuck in our monkey mind, like having our Spotify playlist on ‘repeat.’ Until we have awareness that the sequence is repeating yet again, it will continue to run, effortlessly, even if we’re tired of the results. Of course, being aware is the necessary first element in changing the loop, but after …
Did you hear all of the things you needed to hear while you were growing up? Even if you had a ‘good’ childhood, parenthood doesn’t come with a manual and parents inadvertently can say things…or not say things, that just aren’t helpful to our growing self identity. Even with the best intentions this happens. And …
Are you an introvert or extrovert? Sometimes people consider themselves introverted, but for short periods can ‘be’ extroverted as needed, especially for work. I’m definitely an introvert, but can manage for periods of time in large groups if orchestrated in the right way, and I do enjoy presenting to groups. It’s often an assumption that …
Vacation vs. staycation. Is one…or both…for you? I just returned from a little 5 day vacation at the Oregon coast…very relaxing, rejuvenating, just what I needed. I was planning to do a little work over the weekend upon my return, to minimize the to-dos that awaited me, but decided to continue my vacation at home. …
I used to think that if I felt sad or ill at ease or in any way uncomfortable, it wasn’t a good thing…I had to get rid of that feeling immediately and there was something wrong with me that I allowed those feelings. Because of this belief, the emotions of guilt and shame usually jumped …
